TIBET

A CHRONICLE OF EXPLORATION

BY JOHN MACGREGOR

1970 FIRST EDITION

SUPERB HISTORY OF FROM 1500s TO 1900s

JESUITS - BOGLE - MANNING - HUC - PUNDITS - YOUNGHUSBAND


This is the first printing of the first edition of TIBET A CHRONICLE OF EXPLORATION by John MacGregor. This book was published in New York by Praeger Publishers in 1970. The book measures 222mm tall x 140mm, 373 pages, 28 b/w ills & photos, 8 maps, bibliography, index. Still one of the best histories of exploration of Tibet. Quite readable compared to some other similar histories.

CONDITION: Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is clean, no rubbing, no fading, some tiny foxing spots on top of text block, the grouping of plates has some yellowing to edges (see photos), some foxing at the corner of the title page and frontis, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding. The dust jacket has a 4cm tear upper front near spine corner, small minor loss upper rear near spine, price-clipped flap corner. Price: $65.


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